Air conditioning device



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AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE Filed Aug. 3, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2` INVENTOR.

BY jose nc/us ATTORNEHS Patented July 10, 1951 I D STA-T E S PAT QFf-'IC 2,560,372.- t

AIRL4 counI'rioivnvof-n'nvronE Jose Sanchis, Newark; NJ;l ApplicationAugust 3, I945,..Serial No. 6082.670;

coolingidevices, andinas forone" of its main objectsfthe: provision ofarsimp'le; inexpensive device ofy thisafnature which` is speciallyadaptedlfor use in the home.

Another objectT of thes invention is the provisionof an air conditioningand" cooling device in which no' refrigerants are used, and which may behungvon awalior` otherwise supported.

A further object of the invention is the provisionV of'a1devi'ceof thischaracter in which air is drawn from the outside into a chamber and thenpreferably" expelled# means of a fan through the. interstices ofJaniautomobilefhoneycomb-type radiator in which a-continuous watercirculation is maintained..

Still another object' ofthe invention is the provision" of such adevice-ini'. which thai-.cooled air? currents'l maybe directed?. in any'desired direction.

Other" objects.Y and. advantages; will appear as thenaturefof`A the.improvementsv isi better understood, the: invention consisting;substantially in their novelf arrangement and Vcci-relation: of` partsheieinifully"described,. and. illustrated ini thel ac'-c'ompanying-f,drawings,` wherein*4 similar reference charactersv areused. to denote.; corresponding parts throughout the several views, andthen nally pointed out and specifically dened and indicated in theappended claim.

The disclosure made the basis of exemplifying the present inventiveconcept suggests a practical embodiment thereof, but the invention isnot to be restricted to the exact details of this disclosure, and thelatter, therefore, is to be understood from an illustrative, rather thana restrictive standpoint.

In carrying out a preferred embodiment of the invention, it was foundadvantageous to employ a honeycomb type automobile radiator in which acontinuous circulation of water is maintained.

Directly to the rear of the radiator there is provided a chamber inwhich a motor draws air from the exterior through a pipe or conduit incommunication with the interior of said chamber, the air is then driventhrough the honeycomb openings in the radiator.

In a second embodiment of the invention, a fan draws air into a chamberfrom which it is expelled through a conical opening and spaces betweenthe pipes or tubes of a special type radiator. In this latter form ofthe invention a type of Venetian-blind arrangement may be provided fordirecting the cooled air in the desired direction.

2 In` the` drawings-t Figure 1- isafperspe'ctive view showirigVa-preferred:i torn-i1l of" the invention; 4

Figure- 2'is=al sectional view tak'en online 2"-2",

' Figure Figurel3= is a; cross-'sectional vieW' through a modified formof the invention;

Figureiliisf a perspectivelview of 'the improved type"radiatorvl used; A

Figure? 5=`i`s`al-r'ear View looliing from theright otl'Fig. 31;-1 and@F-iguref'l 6 lie a frontview off the device:

Referring now to lFig-uresll and 2 of the drawings; I-indiates-larad-iator wh'iclr'comprises` a' lower waterftank Ill* and-1upper waterV tank I2 and the intermediate tank connecting' section I3',-said sectio'ny compris-ing! pipesor tubes" I4' crisscrossedilinhoneycomlcy fashion toprov-ideopenings`` or' air passagesVv I5;A

In order to maintaiirral oontinuouscircula-tion of' water" through theradiator, the lowerfv tank IJ'III is! connected by a* hose I-ItoravWater tap or faucet- IfI'and theupper'tank- |25 has a discharge orfover-flew:pipe I8S leading therefrom to a" sink orb'oWI-IBE-Iii-desirable; therupper tank I -2` mayl be-fprovided vvthfare'spirationorvent tube20.

Directly beh-ind? the" radiator lllthere'is provided a box 21I- havingda'n airV or' Ventilating chamber 22, said chamber being in communicationwith the exterior atmosphere by means of a pipe or conduit 23. Saidconduit may extend outwardly through a window frame 24.

Air is drawn into the chamber 22 by means of a motor driven fan 25 whichalso expels the air into the room in which the device is placed throughthe openings I5 between the water tubes I4. In practice the faucet I'Iis opened and Water will flow into the radiator through the pipe or hoseI6. When the radiator is full water will continue to iiow out of the topor upper tank I2 through the pipe I8, thus producing a continuous watercirculation within the radiator. As the air flows out of the openings I5it will. due to the large cooling area of the honeycomb tubearrangement, become thoroughly cooled without the aid of any articial orother refrigeration means.

In Figs. 3 to 6 there is shown a modied form of the invention. In thisform of the invention the air box 30 may be supported on a wall in linewith a window or other opening 3l. Contained within the box 30 andsuitably supported therein by means of a strap 32 is a motor driven fan33. A cooling compartment 34 is formed by the walls of a box 35 whichforms a continuation 3 of the air box 30 and is divided therefrom by a.wall 36 having a central opening 31.

Suitably supported within the chamber 34 is a Water radiator 38 whichcomprises a tube or pipe frame 39 and a series of pipes 40inter-connecting with the frame 39. A helical frusto-conical coil 4| isconnected at one end thereof to the frame at 42. The opposite end of thecoil 4l terminates in a depending pipe portion 43 which forms a wateroutlet. A pipe 44 connected to the frame 39 forms a water inlet to theradiator.

In practice, the pipe 44 which is the counterpart of the hose or pipe I6is connected to a water supply, which when opened, causes water tocirculate through the radiator and out of the outlet pipe 43, thuscreating a continuous water circulation through the radiator.

As air is drawn in from the outside through the opening 3l, it passesaround the coil and frame pipes and is thoroughly cooled thereby. Ifdesirable, a Venetian blind arrangement 45 may be provided at the frontof the radiator 38 to direct the current of cooled air in the desireddirection. ,Said- Venetian blind may constitute a series of blades 46pivoted at one end on brackets 41 secured to the side walls 48 of thebox 35. A rod 48a passes through perforations 49 in the said slats orblades 46 and enlargements or bosses 50 provide rests for the blades 46.The upper portion ofthe rod 48 may be threadedly engaged by a boss I atthe top of the forward end of the box 35. By manipulating a hand wheel52 at the bottom of the rod 48, the blades 46 may be operated to assumeany desired position to direct the flow of the cooled air passingbetween the radiator pipes and coil turns.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that the air cooling device of thepresent invention is extremely simple and inexpensive in construction,yet highly eective in operation.

It is apparent that the illustration shown above has been given by wayof illustration and not by way of limitation and that the abovedescribed illustration is subject to wide variations and modifications,without departing from the scope or intent of the present invention. Allof such variations and modifications are to be included within the scopeof the present invention.

For instance, the hose I6 may be connected to a source of hot water, andthen the apparatus may be used for supplying heated air to the room inorder to raise room temperature during cold weather and thus serve as aheating u nit.

What is claimed is:

An unrefrigerated air cooling device comprising in combination abox-like structure enclosing an air chamber and having an open side incommunication with the outer atmosphere, a blind covering said open sideand located in front of said air chamber, a radiator comprising atubular frame substantially enclosing said open side and locatedadjacent to said blind, a series of parallel spaced apart tubesinterconnected with said frame and extending across said open side, ahelical frusto conical coil connected at its greatest diameter to theradiator frame and terminating at its smallest diameter in an outletpipe at an inner wall of said air chamber, said coil being locatedwithin said air chamber, a Water inlet tube on the radiator adapted tobe secured to a source of water supply to provide continuous watercirculation through the radiator, a support enclosing a chambercommunicating with said air chamber, and a fan carried by said supportin the last mentioned chamber to drive air through said chambers andexpel same through the spaces between the water tubes in the radiator.

JOSE SANCHIS.

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